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Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Hello everyone who follows David King (My Father). On behalf of the family this post is to let you know that Dad sadly passed away, peacefully, on Friday 4th October; following his recent illness. I know that he really appreciated everyones feedback and support. Kind regards. Gavin King.

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Very sorry to hear this, Gavin. Although we never met in the flesh I regarded your father as a friend and a source of inspiration. I don’t know how much Dave shared with regard to his life online but here’s a poem I sent your dad when I learned how ill he was.

The Human Face

(for Dave King)

I can’t dredge up much these days: names, dates, places have lost their meaning for me.

I can remember some things, of course— oh, trifling stuff that won’t change the world.

Makes me wonder if all that really matters is what we see reflected in the

the bathroom mirror. Moments when we were truly alive all leave their mark—

Like Jim, Gavin, I regarded your father as a friend. We corresponded through blogging for several years. I am sure in his final months he got pleasure from this communicating with the world of blogging.My thoughts are with you and your family as you come to terms with it all.

Gavin - My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Your Dad was a wonderful man. I will miss his posts and his comments on my blog. He had a magical way with words and told such amazing stories.

Gavin, thank you for letting us know; and my condolences to your family. I'd followed Dave's poetry for the last several years, always looked forward to reading his poetry. And he was a faithful follower of mine as well. I often suggested to him that he make a book of his work. I hope now that he has passed you will consider doing just that. It would be a shame to just lose all of his valuable work. I respected Dave very much...as a man and as a poet. I am 100% sure he is now in a better place, but it doesn't make it easier....for any of us, as we are all mortal and following along the same path.

Mary is right... I hope his thoughts and manuscripts are cherished and preserved. He was there for me at a critical time of great loss and as more than poet his visions of others and life that in a way- (How modern a man that his light shows through) - despite the uncertainties of ink and form, (that his universe breaks through the cloaks of this medium)...one day you will find in the work vital clues to how he thought and loved, for those who wonder about such things and what their roots may be...who we are deep and alive to know ourselves.

Nothing can be said, no comforts for the reality of it, the heart of changes the event will leave in the long shadows... we go through the motions trying to understand at a distance as if his ghost hangs around awhile to cradle us so near.

We so fleeting and mortal...I just wanted to say to you I regarded him as family.

We share your loss Gavin! Dave was such an inspiration. I had always looked forward to his postings. He always came up with beautiful ones that one may have to google to find out more. It was an education and I learnt a lot reading his. You may have to pick up from the suggestion to have his legacy compiled. He was a wonderful friend!

Like many others here, although we did not meet in person I considered Dave a good friend. We commented on and critiqued each other's writings, we passed poems back and forth, and sometimes corresponded in poems.

I will miss Dave very much. His person, his writing, and his constant good cheer. I'm grateful for those times that he made me laugh when I really needed it. Thanks, Dave!

I am so sorry for your loss. David was always supportive of the poetry community, and stopped by to make encouraging comments. I remember a sweet poem he wrote on a childhood memory and finding little treasures in his pocket. The last I heard of him he said he had enjoyed a post I wrote on a sunny day in the garden, and it made him feel relaxed. May he rest in peace in the garden in the sky. Sincere condolences to the family.

My heartfelt condolences for your loss - it is our loss, too. Dave was such a fine gentleman and contributed so greatly to our online poetry community. I admired him greatly. I, too, hope his work will be preserved and cherished. I love the poetic tributes to him here in the comments, which show how well thought of he was and is by all of us. Blessings to you and your family. Sherry/Vancouver Island/British Columbia

Gavin, I'm sorry for your loss. Thanks for telling us-- just last sunday I was thinking about him and thought I have to check his blog as he used to link his poems up with us at dVerse often on sundays around 12h my time over here in Germany. He was a Gentleman in the poetic blogworld and I really liked what shone through of his personality in his poems

Gavin, thank you for sharing your sad news; my heart goes out to you and your family. Your dad was a gifted and generous poet, a keen observer, and a wry wit. His talent and especially his heart will be greatly missed. I am grateful for the small space in which our paths briefly crossed.

I am sad to hear this. Dave was so supportive of his poet friends, and he will truly be missed. I think Mary has a wonderful idea of printing his poems into a book. My condolences to all who loved him. Know he youched many.

I cannot tell you how sad this makes me. Dave was such a wonderful writer and such an appreciative reader. He had a tremendous gift for portrait and story--his tales of his young life will long stick with me. He had a visual artist's keen sense of detail. I feel just so very very sad to get this news. Thanks for letting us know. Karin Gustafson.

This really made me sad. Your loss is shared by a world of online poets. Davids visits and encouragements was important to so many including me. I had noticed his absence from dVerse and thought that it was time to see what had happened.. but then the news reached me.

I am very sorry and sad to learn that your dear father Dave King has passed away. I was only an online connection to him, but even with that I liked the man and his unique style with words.His English charm and sense of humour, often made its way into his poems and stories.I am thankful for the interaction I had with him and valued his comments very much.I shall remember him and you in my prayers.Eileen O'Neill

Now he is gone and Winter has arrived.There's no mistaking how it makes us feel:We, poets from his words and company deprived,

show skeletons and outlines for this saddening scene.Our Summer days with him have come and gone,leaving his work in spider-spun chiffonof webs with pearls of wit and wisdom keen.

All but a vague and tender memory of Spring,from tattered flowers, pink and out of place,to brownish remnants of stately 'Queen Anne's Lace',are left us for our mourning hearts to sing,while mind and soul his path of living Summer trace.

Thank you so much for letting us know Gavin.I cannot tell you how saddened I am to hear this sad news.Dave was such an incredibly talented writer, and was a huge inspiration to me. I will miss him terribly.I do hope you will leave his blog open for others to read. So much of his personality is in there.

Please accept my deepest sympathy for your great loss. I really feel for you all xxx

I'm so sorry, Gavin. Your father was (I can't believe I'm using the past tense) one of the finest poets I've ever read. It was a privilege to get to know him, albeit in this impersonal virtual world we inhabit. I featured one of his poems once and I will put it up again this Sunday. You must be so proud to have had a father like Dave. He will be missed.

Thank you for giving us the news. He was a lovely poet and lovely man.

I echo the idea of making a book of his poetry. Of course, that is for the future; right now you have more immediate things to cope with. If you do decide to do it, please sing out if you need help, as there is a lot of expertise in this community.

Although I did not regularly follow Dave King's blog, he occasionally commented on mine, and I knew about him, of course, and read him, through the agency of our wonderful and intimate blogworld. I have just reread some of his poetry, and realise once again what a talented writer he was. My heartfelt commiserations to all his family, and I'm sure his literary, human and cyber legacy will live on.

i shall miss your fatherhe was therewhen i had no place else to goor lost my nerveto wordsmith my heartand let it flowi shall miss your fatherthat's deep enoughbut not as deep as your father's thoughts

I am so sorry for your lost, prayers go out to you and your family I may not have known Dave personally, but I've see him so often on so many blogs, people loved him. My sincere sympathy to you and yours....

Thank you for letting us know about your father. I haven't been in the poetry world for a while, but Dave was such a supportive person when I did write. And a fabulous poet! He has left quite a legacy here...

I know these messages may be hard to read for awhile. It takes some healing to go back and read the condolences and sympathy cards. Many of us at dVerse have linked poems about Dave in memory of how he touched our lives, and interacted with us. If you can keep his blog up so that others may find his fine poems and as others have said, try to get his work published for future generations.

Not only was he a fine, wise, and gentle man, he had deep insight and a genuine talent for this art form.

My condolences to his loved ones whenever you read this. The sting of death never leaves, but little by little other loves come to sit in the cavity of loss.

I know these messages may be hard to read for awhile. It takes some healing to go back and read the condolences and sympathy cards. Many of us at dVerse have linked poems about Dave in memory of how he touched our lives, and interacted with us. If you can keep his blog up so that others may find his fine poems and as others have said, try to get his work published for future generations.

Not only was he a fine, wise, and gentle man, he had deep insight and a genuine talent for this art form.

My condolences to his loved ones whenever you read this. The sting of death never leaves, but little by little other loves come to sit in the cavity of loss.

Dear Gavin, I read in the comments about a possible book of your father's poems. That would be marvellous. Good for poetry and most of all the greatest way to remember him. If it happens it will be published please write about it in this blog. I will check regularly.

I did not know your dad nor did I had the opportunity to visit his blogs.I did though see some of his comments in blogs I visit, he was always so kind and gracious in his comments.I can see from all the people that have left a comment here, he was greatly admired and loved.

May the memory of your father always be a blessing.I am sorry for your loss!

Gavin,Your dad and I have been leaving comments on each others' blogs for several years. He was a kind, compassionate man whose poetry touched me very deeply. He sent me a story in poem that I published at BEAT to a PULP (my webzine) a few years back. I will re-run it next week in tribute. My condolences to you and your family.

I thought of you yesterday Dave as I hiked along a stream with my camera. I smiled when I thought of all your wonderful comments about my water photos. You inspired me and urged me to keep improving my art in the kindest ways. I will miss seeing your comments on my blog!

I extend my sincerest condolences in the loss of your father whose poems delighted me for many years. I think I started following his blog about 7 years ago.He was so apt of phrase and altogether a true poet.He will be sorely missed.I wonder if it is possible to get a book of his poems?I would treasure it if one were available.Warmest wishes from New York.

I am so very sorry to read this post about Dave's passing. He was a gentleman and friend and gave great encouragement to me regarding my writing/poems. He will be greatly missed. My condolences to your family.

Dave was a good companion in this strange world of detached intimacy. Although we never met, he was one of those e-contacts with whom I knew it would have been as rewarding to share real space. He was a generous and diligent supporter of my poetry and a damn fine poet too. I shall miss his presence here. I wish you comfort from these tributes and from those that you will have received from all who knew him in the flesh.

Dave was a good companion in this strange world of detached intimacy. Although we never met, he was one of those e-contacts with whom I knew it would have been as rewarding to share real space. He was a generous and diligent supporter of my poetry and a damn fine poet too. I shall miss his presence here. I wish you comfort from these tributes and from those that you will have received from all who knew him in the flesh.

I have only just learnt of your father's death and am greatly saddened by it. He had a rare talent and a self-deprecating humour. Thank you for letting us know. He brightened many lives, I know.I can only echo the hopes of others here that a book of his work will be published - I suspect more than one volume will be needed.

So sorry to hear that... may his soul rest in peace... I was away from blogger for some time and for last few weeks I did not see any updates from Dave King and no comments on my blog as he was very punctual so i visited his page and here i saw this most tragic news of his demise :(

May his soul rest in peace.... my condolences with all his family and friends over there...

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Hello there. I wanted to say that months later as I sit .. attempting to write, I often think of your father .. a feeling of calm comes over me and the world rights itself. We all miss him terribly, I know you do as well.Helen Dehner

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Checking in on David's poetry again Gavin. I always enjoyed his take on life through his writings. His last poem was one of great strength, which fortifies the belief that success in life comes when we lose our fears and can finally embrace death. Only a clear conscious of a good man can achieve that, and I think your father was right there.....

Checking in on David's poetry again Gavin. I always enjoyed his take on life through his writings. His last poem was one of great strength, which fortifies the belief that success in life comes when we lose our fears and can finally embrace death. Only a clear conscious of a good man can achieve that, and I think your father was right there.....

I worried about his absence from his blogging, and I'm discouraged by his passing...It was sometimes difficult for me a Japanese to figure out the English sophisticated lines of his poet, still I loved to read them including his heartful recomment. So sorry for this reality.

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Our paths crossed, online here and there, intermittently. I was always struck by what a fine man Dave King seemed to be. I was moved greatly by his poems and the generous things he said about the work of others.

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